Xiao8 was then rumored to be part of a "Chinese Dream Team",[6] and it was later confirmed that he was acquired, along with Hao, by Newbee for approximately $100,000 USD,[7] joining KingJ, ZSMJ, and Mu. Xiao8 would start off in the support role, until ZSMJ and KingJ were replaced by Banana and Sansheng, delegating the offlane to Xiao8. This team would go on to win The International 2014, despite almost being eliminated in the group stages. On July 29th, Xiao8 announced his break from professional play on his Weibo.[8]

Xiao8 married Chinese model Jie Zhao after meeting her on a Chinese game show[10], after initially failing to woo any of the women on the show he re-appeared in a later episode and secured a date. The two officially announced their divorce after being separated for an extended period.[11]